Disneygrapefruitcake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch pans.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and grapefruit zest. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the grapefruit juice and milk. Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in large mixing bowl.
• Make a well in center of dry ingredients.
• Add water, vegetable oil, eggs, grapefruit juice and lemon rind.
• Beat until smooth.
• Beat egg whites with cream of tartar until stiff but not dry.
• Gently fold egg whites into cake batter.
• Pour into an ungreased 10 inch cake pan and bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes.
• When cool, slice cake in half horizontally.
• Frost.
• Beat cheese until fluffy.
• Add lemon juice and rind.
• Gradually add sugar and beat until blended; add food coloring. Add reserved 2 tablespoons of grapefruit juice and blend.
• Divide frosting in half and add roughly chopped grapefruit sections to one half.
• Spread this mixture on bottom half of cake.
• Top with several grapefruit sections.
• Cover with other cake layer and frost remainder of cake.
• Garnish with remaining grapefruit sections.

Steps:

• Zest 1 grapefruit to make 2 teaspoons zest; set aside. Peel and segment grapefruits; set aside. Squeeze juice from remaining pulp, reserving 1/2 cup plus 1 tbsp.; set aside.
• Heat oven to 350°. Butter and flour a 9" x 13" baking dish; set aside. In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside. Into a large bowl, beat remaining butter and sugar with a handheld mixer until fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Add 1/2 cup of the reserved juice, milk, and vanilla; stir. Add flour mixture; stir until combined. Line bottom of pan with half the reserved grapefruit; add batter; smooth top with a spatula. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean, 40-45 minutes; let cool.
• In a large bowl, beat reserved zest, remaining juice, and cream cheese until fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar 1/2 cup at a time; beat until smooth. Spread frosting over cake; top with the remaining grapefruit segments. Chill.

Steps:

• Grapefruit Cake Preheat oven to 350º F. Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt into mixing bowl. Make a well (figuratively not literally) in center of dry ingredients. Add water, oil, egg yolks, grapefruit juice, and lemon rind. Beat until smooth. Beat egg whites and cream of tartar separately, until whites are stiff but not dry. Gradually fold egg whites into the cake batter, folding gently with a rubber spatula until just blended. Do not stir the mixture. Pour into an ungreased 10-inch cake pan. Bake at 350º degrees for 25 to 30 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly touched with a finger. Invert pan on cake rack until cool. Run spatula around edge of cake. Carefully remove from pan. With a serrated knife, gently cut layer in half. Grapefruit Cream Cheese Frosting Let cream cheese soften at room temperature. Beat cheese until fluffy. Add lemon juice and rind. Gradually blend in sugar. Beat until well blended. Add food coloring. Add reserved grapefruit and blend into frosting. Divide the frosting evenly into two bowls. Roughly chop 2/3 of the grapefruit sections and add them to half the frosting. Spread this mixture on the bottom half of cake. Top with several grapefruit sections. Cover with second layer of cake. Frost top and sides. Garnish with remaining grapefruit sections.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in zest and vanilla; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with grapefruit juice. Beat just until combined. Stir in milk. , Pour batter into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely. , For frosting, combine the sugar, egg whites, corn syrup and salt in a large heavy saucepan over low heat or double boiler over simmering water. With a portable mixer, beat on low speed for 1 minute. Continue beating on low over low heat until frosting reaches 160°, about 8-10 minutes. , Pour into the bowl of a heavy-duty stand bowl; gradually add the grapefruit juice, zest and vanilla. Beat on high until frosting forms stiff peaks, about 7 minutes. Spread between layers and frost entire cake.